The World of Courtesans c8.268

c8.268

The men, who visited courtesans, are divided into five classes: namely, those who are excellent (*chatura*), those who are superior (*uttama*), those who are average, those who are inferior and those who are novices. The excellent man is honest, sympathetic, able to endure hardship, skilled in pacifying anger and an expert in the art of love. The superior man is exalted, dignified and a psychologist. He is sweet of speech, well mannered, magnanimous and not over-sexed. But he gets disgusted when he is insulted. The average man understands well the emotional state of a woman, is disgusted when he discovers her faults. He offers her gifts at the right moment, and does not lose his temper even when he is insulted. The man of the low type approaches a woman even against the advice of a friend. Insults and deceit do not matter, for he is devoid of fear or anger and is always inclined towards women. He is obdurate and shameless. This makes him a toy in the hands of women.